Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session.
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China's People's Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan. It's unleashing live-fire exercises as part of what it calls "Justice Mission 2025" to showcase its ability to deter any external armed support for the self-ruled island that it has long insisted is part of its sovereign territory.
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The project is a collection of poems and illustrations based on the stories of clients from Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville.
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SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration. Federal dollars make up roughly 10% of education spending nationally. The percentage is significantly higher in rural districts, which aren’t able to raise as much money on property taxes. The administration has withheld or discontinued millions of dollars for programs supporting mental health, academic enrichment and teacher development. Administration officials say the grants don’t focus on academics and they prop up diversity or inclusion efforts that run counter to White House priorities.
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An evidentiary hearing that could reopen a more than 25-year-old Graves County murder case came to a close Thursday.
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After a nonpartisan forecasting group predicted a smaller shortfall, Gov. Andy Beshear said he is implementing reductions across state government — but some constitutional officers are declining to do the same.
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Workers at Paducah’s only Starbucks location successfully unionized this month. It’s the 10th store in Kentucky to organize under Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), which represents more than 550 franchises across America.
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Secretary of State Michael Adams says his office and DOJ have gone ‘back and forth’ about voter rolls, but only public lists have been shared
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Much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who put the finishing touches on a Roman system that integrated ideas from other cultures.
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President Trump was a builder before he took office, but he has continued it as a hobby in the White House.
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A suite of pro-EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady.
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President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
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The weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa is a perfect opportunity to revisit soothing, hearty winter foods, says celebrity chef Tanya Holland.
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Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next.